Patatas Meléndez inaugurates its new Industry 4.0 automated production factory
Patatas Meléndez, a Spanish company from Valladolid with a turnover of 110 million Euro in 2022, has just written a new page in the history of the fresh potato sector with the inauguration of its

Lower volumes lead to higher citrus fruit prices
“The last stretch of this citrus fruit campaign, which has been affected by various problems (fewer volumes, weather anomalies, drop in consumption) will be characterized by considerable prices

Strawberries and apples, Civ meets its partners around the world
The latest CIV strawberry innovations were presented at the recent North American Strawberry International Symposium (NASS) that took place from 07-10 March 2023 in San Louis Obispo, California.

Tight blueberry supplies from Mexico
Blueberry supplies out of Mexico are very tight currently. “In December and January, the market was really low so a lot of the people who grow them got discouraged and didn’t want to invest

FreshPlaza Global Focus on Organics
In April FreshPlaza will be focussing on organics. Are you involved in the organic sector? We would love to hear from you. You can send us some information or we can call you for an interview,

'Young people? This is how I win them over on social media'
A few days ago we told you about the fruit and vegetable retailer that through Instagram and Facebook is trying to give the sector a new lease of life through reels, photos and videos that

"You can just tell that our proprietary Baykal brand has a high recognition value"
For 25 years now, Selin Frucht Ltd has been dedicated to the procurement and distribution of high-quality fruit and vegetables, to a large extent from its own production in Turkey. The

"Europe penalizes the agri-food packaging sector and not those who really cause environmental disasters"
"The European Union, and therefore part of the public opinion in Europe, believes that plastic packaging is the basis of marine and land pollution. Nothing could be further from the truth! They

Drought in Tunisia leads to lower tomato volumes
Like other Mediterranean countries, Tunisia is facing a severe drought that has compelled the Tunisian government to implement water-use quotas, increasing the price of water for agricultural use,

“European white asparagus production has started a little later than usual”
The white asparagus campaign has already begun in the Tudela de Duero production area in Valladolid. “We've noticed a lot of demand since the beginning of the campaign, like any normal year,

Spain intent on sealing EU-Mercosur trade deal
Spain is Brazil’s fifth-largest export market. The Iberian nation held a 2.9% share of Brazilian exports in 2022, the highest percentage since the start of the historical series in 1997. But

Orange prices set to continue to rise, despite proposed cuts in VAT
The largest Portuguese association of citrus fruit operators foresees an increase in the price of oranges in the coming months, due to the drop in production of around 50 percent and despite the

Egypt reduces exports of oranges to the EU due to unfavorable weather and devaluation of the pound
The EU, one of the main markets for oranges from Egypt, sharply reduced the volume of purchases in the 2021/22 season, EastFruit reports. Egyptian exports to the EU fell to the lowest level in at

African Blue broadens supply
Costa’s African Blue business has been operating in Morocco since 2007 and now has circa 465 hectares of farms coming from both own farms and third-party growers. In a strategic move to broaden

Sponsor strategy brings growers and consumers closer, says Pink Lady
Pink Lady Europe is back with its Adopt A Tree campaign in Europe after the success of last year, which saw nearly 7,000 trees sponsored, according to the association. The campaign, which started

Spain and China sign export agreement for Spanish almonds and persimmons
According to official information, the phytosanitary protocol for the export of Spanish almonds and persimmons to China was signed during the visit of the President of the Spanish Government,

Georgia imports 20 times more avocados than 8 years ago
EastFruit analysts note that avocado keeps becoming more and more popular in Georgia. In 2014, the country imported only 40 tonnes – the number increased to 830 tonnes in 2022, and the annual

Sainsbury’s upgrades have fruit and veg at heart
Sainsbury’s store refits are putting fruit and veg at the heart of the offer. Last week Sainsbury’s completed a multi-million upgrade to its superstore in Streatham Common, with the aim of

European Sustainability Forum: Sustainability - A Demand from Trade and Consumers?
The quality management departments of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector will not run out of work. For in addition to routine business such as checking ripeness and other quality

France: decline in apple and pear stocks in February 2023
“At the end of February 2023, the stocks of French apples were down compared to last year (-11%). With the exception of the Pink Lady, all varieties saw their stocks decrease. Prices are above

"In cherry-producing countries with surpluses in the supply, consumption is usually limited to the season"
The cherry campaign in Extremadura will start later this year, since the cold recorded in January and February, which was otherwise necessary for the proper awakening of the trees, delayed the

Good development of winter squash Pietra F1
A courgette 'wonder' for the winter. This is how HM.CLAUSE defines its courgette variety Pietra F1. Last week it was shown again in the field at an open day in the Nijar area. The farm,